Engineer Josh Flatley enjoys the picture perfect first day of fall, as he rolls the Canton Cannonball westward at New Philadelphia, Illinois on Friday Sept 23, 2011. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The photographers wife visits with the train crew of Dave and Doug Henry, as the re-lettered Keokuk Junction Railway FP9's wait a signal to cross the BNSF diamonds at Bushnell, Illinois on Monday ... (more)

The Peoria Western has just crossed the BNSF Brookfield Sub and now pulls to the west end of Bushnell to do some local work. This job will run out to Good Hope, IL, and tie down for the night wit... (more)

With a loaded coal train by, now this Galesburg, IL, to Kansas City, MO, manifest train is back on the move at Bushnell heading towards Qunicy, IL. Here the 126 car train is passing over the diamo... (more)

In an unusual Tuesday run west due to a derailment, the Peoria & Western's Canton Cannonball heads east south of Bushnell. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley drag a half mile of train through Bushnell, Illinois as the Canton Cannonball heads east on the first run of t... (more)

You are looking east on main # 1 at Bushnell, as the Peoria Western's westbound local crawls across the diamond at Bushnell on their way towards Good Hope, IL, to meet the eastbound job out of Keo... (more)

Westbound and west of Bushnell, Illinois, Peoria & Western 1750 joins sister 1752 and PW 2045 on the Canton Cannonball. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Westbound and across the BNSF diamonds, the Peoria & Western 1750 joins sister 1752 and PW 2045 on the Canton Cannonball. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

After almost eight months out of service, Peoria & Western 1750 joins sister 1752 and PW 2045 on the Canton Cannonball. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Engineer Dave Henry waves to two farmers that have been mowing with an old John Deere tractor, as the Canton Cannonball approaches Blair Junction south of Bushnell, Illinois.STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball heads east at Bushnell, Illinois after exchanging cars and one locomotive with another train out of Keokuk, Iowa. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

P&W eastbound at sunset south of Bushnell, Ill.

Peoria & Western Railway's FP9A's continue to see their second season of service on the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway line between Mapleton and Good Hope, Illinois. Engineer Dave Henry i... (more)

The Keokuk Junction's Peoria & Western Railway job was stopped for a time while BNSF train H-GALMAD made a pickup south of town. The BNSF 5111 has backed onto his train on in the distance on the l... (more)